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Former White House aide to speak for McGuffey series

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Former White House aide Janet Weir Creighton will be the featured speaker for the next William Holmes McGuffey Historical Society’s Memories of a Lifetime program. Creighton served as deputy assistant and director of intergovernmental affairs for George W. Bush in 2008 and was heavily involved in planning and executing White House events such as diplomatic dinners. Diplomatic dinners, hosted by the president and first lady, are important tools for America’s foreign policy. Over the years, various bone china designs and sets have been used and commissioned by the White House, ...

Hints from Heloise: Know plants that aren’t pet-safe

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DEAR HELOISE: Every year, we see cats and dogs in our clinic who suffer anything from a sore mouth to organ failure because they chewed on a plant — usually an indoor plant. Here’s a list of the worst offenders and most dangerous houseplants for pets: — Anthurium — Begonia — Chinese evergreen — Dracaena (aka dragon tree) — Snake plant — Aloe vera — Sago palm — Dieffenbachia — English ivy — Schefflera — Ficus — Fiddle leaf fig Either place these plants up high, or better yet, don’t grow them in your yard. — Kathy, ...

Gov’t Mule is one Haynes’ many musical outlets

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The audience Sunday at Youngstown Foundation Amphitheatre might get a double dose of collaboration. Joe Bonamassa and Gov’t Mule, led by Warren Haynes, are playing eight shows together this summer, including the Youngstown date. At the tour opener on July 29, Bonamassa came out during ...

Bridge by Steve Becker

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In many deals, the play of the cards is fairly automatic, and both sides manage to achieve par. But in some deals, the so-called par result is not achieved because one side unwittingly strays from the beaten path and eventually comes to grief. In most such deals, the error becomes obvious ...

60 years of art at TAG annual

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WARREN — The “G” stood for “Guild,” not “Gallery” when the first TAG Annual was held. That’s because the Trumbull Art Guild had no gallery. “The artists would get together at the guild and put together their work,” said William Mullane, gallery director at Trumbull Art ...

Mahoning Valley arts and entertainment

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Art ARTS & EDUCATION AT THE HOYT, 124 E. Leasure Ave., New Castle, Pa.: “Shaping Space: PIttsburgh Society of Sculptors” and “Nicole May Luga — City Scrolls: Everyday Beauty,” both through Sept. 30. Hours are 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. Tuesday through Thursday and 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Friday ...